News from the Barakat Gallery in West Hollywood
If you are in
Los Angeles, we highly recommend that you visit the Barakat Gallery in West Hollywood
for the discussion on the use of antiquities and fine art in high-end design with
the art advisor Wendy Posner and the interior designer Richard Hallberg. The discussion
will be held today, November 6, from 6pm – 8pm.
We would also
like to draw your attention to several exceptional antique items that are
currently available for online bidding on Barakat. The auction begins today and
lasts two weeks.
· Senufo woman with three heads from
Ivory Coast (20th Century AD) – estimated at $6,000-8,000
· Gold mamuli ear ornament from Indonesia
(18th to 19th century AD) – estimated at $5,000-6,000
· Sui glazed terracotta spirit guardian
from China (581 AD to 618 AD) – estimated at $5,000-6,000
· Mayan terracotta fertility sculpture
from Guatemala (500 AD to 900 AD) – estimated at $4,000-6,000
· Attic black-glazed lekythos from Gadara, Jordan (6th
century BC to 4th century BC) – estimated at $3,000-5,000